Nude Dating Show From Britain Seems To Be Freaking Out Some In The United...
"The debate over the series is growing increasingly heated as it becomes a surprising transatlantic export from the more traditionally buttoned-up Brits." - Washington...
The National Library Of Wales Is Missing Some Things
Twelve hundred things, to be precise, including Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood and a poem by Cranogwen, the first woman to win a Welsh...
When California – In All Its Complexity – Is Your First Love
Then you obviously become a literary historian. - Los Angeles Times
We’re Finally Going To Hear Christopher Plummer Singing Edelweiss
That's right, never before have any of us heard "Every morning I greet thee" in the actor's own voice, despite intense vocal training before...
Hattie McDaniel’s Donated Oscar Disappeared Years Ago
But the Academy has decided to replace it. - NPR
Fire In Maine Town Destroys Jamie Wyeth, NC Wyeth Works
The fire in Port Clyde destroyed restaurants, a general store - and an art gallery with Jamie Wyeth paintings. - The New York Times
Right Wing Trolls Are Attacking Taylor Swift. Good Luck With That
"There's nothing the right could do that could meaningfully affect Swift. She has an incredibly devoted fanbase, a sold-out tour that lasts until November...
The Writers’ Strike Settlement Was Good. But Not Good Enough Concerning AI
Studios are already busy developing myriad uses for machine-learning tools that are both creative and administrative. Will they halt that development, knowing that their...
Writers’ Settlement Tries To Define Streaming Subscriber
A “view” in this case means the total viewing time divided by its running time, a metric that can be applied fairly easily across...
Does Academic Pursuit Need a Goal, A “Completed-By” Date?
If we want the university to remain a viable space for knowledge production, then scholars across disciplines must be able to identify the goal...
UK’s Northern Ballet Drops Its Orchestra To Cut Costs
The Musicians’ Union (MU) said it is “deeply concerned” about “this cultural vandalism” as there will be less work for orchestral musicians. - Yorkshire...
Are Theatre Ticket Prices Just Too High?
Nearly all artistic and managing directors polled saw their company’s price increases as marginal. But for many Americans, an increase of a few dollars...
This Promising African Novelist’s Career Evaporated When He Was Accused Of Plagiarism. But Is...
Yambo Ouologuem insisted he had done nothing wrong in writing his 1968 novel Le Devoir de violence (Bound to Violence). But he refused to...
Just When Did Art Come To Be Called “Content?” Really? Content?
“It’s just a rude word for creative people. I know there are students in the audience: You don’t want to hear your stories described...
The Men Who Saved Half Of Shakespeare’s Plays From Complete Loss
Not only did Henry Condye and John Heminges assemble and publish the First Folio, they almost certainly helped lead the rescue of Shakespeare's plays...
A Changing Of The Guard On Broadway?
While the six Broadway houses controlled by these four companies may be dwarfed by the Shubert Organization, the Nederlander Organization and the recently merged...
King Lear Is A Strenuous Role, But Not Such A Difficult One
Laurence Olivier said, "Frankly, Lear is an easy part … He’s like all of us really: he’s just a stupid old fart." Tom Courtenay...
NYCity Ballet Cancels Performances After Orchestra Members Insist On Wearing Contract Shirts
The musicians’ contract with the ballet has expired. Sticking points include management’s failure to agree to a wage adjustment that would compensate for the...
How To Memorialize Dawn Powell When We Can’t Find Her Grave?
"She now inspires the kind of devotion that might include pilgrimages to her gravesite — had her body not wound up in an unmarked...
Having Just Lost Its Artistic Director, Cincinnati Ballet Loses Its Executive Director
Scott Altman, president and CEO of Cincinnati Ballet, announced Thursday that he is leaving the company to take on those same positions with the Los...
Was Christian Thielemann A Wise Choice To Succeed Daniel Barenboim In Berlin?
"Thielemann's personal canon consists of a handful of German-speaking composers, mostly from the mid-19th to the early-20th centuries, all of whose music benefited massively...
Life As A Dancer At The Moulin Rouge
"There aren’t many jobs in which a cartwheel can make or break your dreams." - The Independent (UK)
A Surprise Candidate Beat Damien Hirst As Last Year’s Bestselling Artist At Auction
"Aboudia, aka Abdoulaye Diarrassouba, 40, whose art is inspired by street culture in his hometown of Abidjan in Ivory Coast, heads the Hiscox Artist...
Major Financial Mismanagement Uncovered At Sacramento’s Capital Public Radio As University Takes Over Control
California State University Sacramento, the official licensee for CapRadio's two outlets (news/talk KXJZ 90.9 and classical KXPR 88.9), has assumed control of the stations...
Sacramento’s Capital Public Radio Nearly Went Bust And Shut Down. What Happens To It...
Cal State U. Sacramento came to the rescue with a cash infusion this summer as CapRadio's unpaid bills, rent and NPR dues piled up....
